James Schroder
James Duncan Schroder (27 August 1918 – 13 December 2013) was a Canadian Liberal Party politician who served as a member of the House of Commons of Canada. He practised and taught Veterinary medicine by career. He was born in Guelph, Ontario.
James Schroder | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Guelph | |
| In office 1980–1984 | |
| Preceded by | Albert Fish |
| Succeeded by | William Winegard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Duncan Schroder 27 August 1918 Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 13 December 2013 (aged 95) Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Profession | veterinarian |
Schroder graduated from Ontario Veterinary College in 1942.[1] He entered national politics at the Ontario riding of Guelph in the 1980 federal election, serving in the 32nd Canadian Parliament, but lost the seat in the 1984 election to William Winegard of the Progressive Conservative party. He died at his home on 13 December 2013.[2]
electoral record
| 1980 Canadian federal election: Guelph | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | James Schroder | 17,268 | 39.21 | +1.74 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Albert Fish | 16,539 | 37.55 | -4.41 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jim Finamore | 9,765 | 22.17 | +2.44 | ||||
| Rhinoceros | Steve Thorning | 272 | 0.62 | |||||
| Libertarian | Brian Seymour | 103 | 0.23 | 0.03 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Robert A. Cruise | 53 | 0.12 | 0.02 | ||||
| Communist | Alan Pickersgill | 45 | 0.10 | 0.01 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 44,045 | 100.00 | ||||||
References
- Darling, Ron (2 February 2006). "James Schroder, OVC'42". Alumni-in-Action Oral History. University of Guelph. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2013. (Interview with James Schroder at the age of 87)
- "James Schroder's obituary". Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
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